Novels like The Entertainer of the East
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Entertainer of the East, best match first.
- 1 The Devilish Agent of Akihabara 秋叶原之魔鬼经纪人 AKB48, a legend in the entertainment industry. General elections, rock-paper-scissors tournaments, the Kohaku Uta Gassen, graduations... A man who should never have existed in this world, a group of girls full of hopes for the future, and a legend woven from tears and sweat! 0Votes12.4kRecs6.5kFans
- 2 The Rising Tide of Japanese Entertainment 日娱之逆流 “Kitano, you’ve done an excellent job. Without you, the future of Japanese cinema would be shrouded in chaos. I hope you’ll remember the trust I’ve placed in you and continue to carry on the traditions of Japanese film...” The dying old man in the hospital bed crossed out the first two characters, then carefully wrote “Kawahiro” with his trembling hand. 0Votes3.4kRecs3.2kFans
- 3 Japan's Entertainer 日本娱乐家 Important notice: New readers should start directly with the Bird arc. You won’t miss anything by skipping what comes before. In 1992, the bubble economy was nearing its end. The Lost Decade was almost over, yet there was still no sign of a recovery... That year, Onyanko Club had already disbanded, ZARD was at the height of its popularity, SMAP was rising fast, and Yasushi Akimoto, who would one day be said to earn five billion yen a year, had already sunk to the lowest point in his life... 0Votes14.8kRecs11.3kFans
- 4 Nogizaka's Future in Japanese Showbiz 日娱之乃木坂未来 The story takes place in Neon in 2021. As a Chinese student studies in Japan, he has one encounter after another and gradually enters a world unfamiliar to him. The story will slowly move into Japanese entertainment, focusing on Nogizaka and also featuring Johnny's boy bands, comedians, and more. It's not exactly a novel aimed at hardcore fans. If I had to describe it, I'd call it a Japanese entertainment novel with an idol group as the main characters. 0Votes15.8kRecs6.7kFans
- 5 Reborn: Songs of the Slope 重生之坂道之诗 The protagonist, a programmer and hardcore super-idol fan in his previous life, is kicked by fate into another world and becomes his favorite idol. Is this a destined disaster, or the beginning of an extraordinary stroke of luck? But he'll get another chance to choose. When he returns as a king, his ambitions have changed. He'll build the strongest idol group in the country and create the world's most famous idols. Play the fool to catch the tiger, or overwhelm everyone with a kingly aura? He ca 0Votes38.8kRecs9kFans
- 6 Reborn in Japan to Make It in Entertainment 重生日本搞娱乐 In 2004, Japan’s record industry was in decline. The four top divas had passed their peak. Kimura was dominating the world of Japanese TV dramas. The Double A era had yet to arrive. The Japanese entertainment scene was a battleground of rising stars. Reborn in Japan, a young man named Sakamoto Kiyoshi uses his knowledge of the future and extraordinary ability to learn to release albums, star in films, build a S 0Votes57.2kRecs51.4kFans
- 7 I'm Just a Transmigrator 我只是个穿越者 This is a story about someone who transmigrates to Japan in the 1990s. It’s probably a book about Japanese entertainment, and later on I’ll write about AKB and Nogizaka46. What can I say? I’m a die-hard fan of the undead! This isn’t a wish-fulfillment novel. If you don’t like it, please don’t flame me. Just click the X in the upper-right corner. Thanks. 0Votes22.5kRecs30.2kFans
- 8 Nogizaka's Wonderful Daily Life 乃木坂的奇妙日常 Standing before you now is: the Black Stone Summoner, the number one sister-in-law trapper, author of The Collection of Birds, top anti-Minami, master of flower arrangements, Osaka girl slayer, Nogizaka’s Second Hokage, deputy leader of the Amazing Cult, Kamen Rider who loves soba noodles, trusted friend to the elderly, the real Bear Grylls, director of the Nogizaka Zoo, fourth member of the Hot Springs Group, remedial teacher for idiots, savior of the Under members, the comforting little cotton 0Votes105.4kRecs12.8kFans
- 9 I Became a Shogi Saint in Japan 我在日本当棋圣 Reporter: “Teacher Chihara, everyone says you’re a living legend, the pinnacle of human intellect, and the god of Go in our time. How did you achieve such greatness? What can ordinary people learn from you?” Hiroshi Chihara: “Edison once said that genius, ” Reporter: “I know, one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. Teacher Chihara, are you saying that anyone can succeed as long as they work hard?” Hiroshi Chihara looked at the reporter as if he were a developmentally disabl 0Votes47.6kRecs47.6kFans
- 10 Curious Abilities, Strange Choices 奇能异选 The author has completed two well-received novels totaling 5.5 million words. There will be no abandoned story or botched ending, so read with confidence. Lu Dongqing has transmigrated! This world is full of strange people and uncanny phenomena, as well as spirits and monsters. Lu Dongqing realizes that without power, he won't get anywhere. So I'll get stronger! He didn't pause for a moment to savor the sweat from his hard training. The long-awaited power arrived at once. But... everyone else g 39Votes29.4kRecs142.2kFans
- 11 Reborn as a Star on Earth 重生之地上之星 A Chinese man is reborn in Japan in the 1960s. He gets his start delivering food and telling stories, then starts a company to copy anime and becomes a pop star by copying music. Light, simple, witty, and humorous. Not a shut-in story, not rotten, and not stupid. It showcases Japanese society, local customs, and culture in the 1960s. Come on in, honored guest! If you don’t like it, you don’t pay~ A new driver on the road, so please forgive the weak writing in the first volume. After finishin 0Votes16.5kRecs9.7kFans
- 12 Japanese Entertainment: The Flowers Have Yet to Bloom 日娱之花未眠 A story about someone who transmigrates from Huaxia to Japan and becomes a major star in the Japanese entertainment industry as an actor. There will be quite a bit about idols, especially Nogizaka. 0Votes151.4kRecs26.9kFans
- 13 Beyond the Bubble Era 飞越泡沫时代 A Japanese entertainment-industry novel. From talent agent to entertainment mogul, this is a story about dreams coming true. The author has already completed the million-word classic The Japanese Entertainment Mogul, so you can read with confidence. 22Votes721.2kRecs205.3kFans
- 14 Tokyo's Literary Age 东京文艺时代 A young director transmigrated to Japan in the 1980s. And so, an extraordinary journey through Japanese cinema began. 0Votes125.6kRecs109.4kFans
- 15 The Strongest Killer System 最强杀手系统 New book: Modern Assassin's Survival Guide No matter how far a society develops, there will always be assassins. Don't think of the profession as overly mysterious. It's just a job. After transmigrating, Tang En was forced to choose this bleak career path. “You have a talent for being an assassin.” Tang En: “Uh, I have that talent too?” “Yes. Your looks are ordinary enough, which fits the profession perfectly.” “…” Tang En: “But I've never even killed a chicken or a duck.” “That's fine. 0Votes37.7kRecs52.7kFans
- 16 Making It Big in the East 混在东瀛成大亨 He has ideals and delusions, loves money, and loves girls even more. A little spark of excitement from someone carrying a dream in his heart. 0Votes134kRecs40.2kFans
- 17 A Fake Idol in Japanese Showbiz 日娱假偶像 Yasushi Akimoto: “He Yue, weren’t you planning to graduate?” He Yue: “No, I changed my mind. You graduate instead. From now on, 4846, as well as Yui Aragaki, Satomi Ishihara, Kanna Hashimoto, Asuka Owada, and all the rest, leave them to me to protect!” She was the strangest and most bizarre “idol” in Japan after 2010. No, did she even count as an idol? 0Votes137.7kRecs35.6kFans
- 18 Conquering Japanese Entertainment 一统日娱 Actors and singers, athletes and comedians, idols and livestreamers… Japan's entertainment industry is a vast, strange, insular, and complicated ecosystem. Actors and singers can only live on through their work; someone else holds the reins at the TV stations. Late-night shows and big-name entertainers can sometimes make you exclaim, “That's insane!” and at other times fill you with awe. Idols and gravure models draw countless young women with dreams into this enormous melting pot. Even a forei 0Votes201.7kRecs87.9kFans
- 19 You Must Be Like the Brave and Cross the Mountains 你当像勇者翻过群山 I hope to surpass Number 23 and become the greatest in history; I hope to break the curse and defend the throne; I hope to touch the trophy within my lifetime; I hope that hardship will end in sweetness and that I will never live beneath anyone else; I hope disaster stays away and injuries disperse; I hope to win an FMVP; I hope the Earth is flat... I Hope: how many people’s fantasies and regrets does it represent? Sometimes hope is unrealistic. Sometimes certain people carry the hopes of everyo 0Votes102kRecs78.9kFans
- 20 A Vagabond in Japanese Entertainment 日娱浪人 The story of a twenty-five-year-old soul from China reborn in 2011, working in Japan, doing translations, and taking on acting jobs. (P.S. There will be actors and idols, depending on how the story develops. It starts with the old bridge. Among the idols, Nogizaka will feature more prominently.) 0Votes54.4kRecs46.3kFans
- 21 Dreams of Tosa 土佐之梦 It was an age of civilization, with flourishing commerce, thriving culture, and the collision of technology and ideas; It was an age of barbarism, with powerful lords rising everywhere, wars raging without end, and betrayal and slaughter running rampant. It was paradise for the strong, but hell for the weak. The strong could not always be relied upon, and might collapse with a roar in an instant; the weak need not despair, for they might ultimately carve up the world. What kind of path will a mo 0Votes160kRecs46.4kFans
- 22 My Literary Life in Japan 我的日本文艺生活 The laid-back youth's everyday life in the Japanese arts scene. 0Votes222kRecs241.9kFans
- 23 EN Wielding Power in Azeroth 艾泽拉斯布武 I transmigrated here and now stand in Zul'Aman, with all of Azeroth seemingly in my grasp. I believe all things have a spirit, and blood surges through my veins. My enemies, I’ll show you what a catastrophe really is. Let’s see if you still dare to eat, sleep, and hunt trolls. My new novel, A Realistic Account of Life in Faerun, has been renamed A Life Amid Sword and Sorcery. 0Votes41.8kRecs36.2kFans
- 24 Tokyo Mysteries 东京神秘事件簿 A boy awakens memories of his past life. Magatama are scattered across Tokyo. One mysterious incident after another unfolds. Dusk is the hour when demons appear. But demons aren’t always evil, and the evening glow is beautiful too! P.S. This is just the ordinary daily life of an ordinary high school student. There won’t be much fighting, nor anything particularly thrilling or terrifying. That’s all, so please don’t expect too much. 0Votes32.7kRecs32.8kFans
- 25 Ace of Diamond: The Pitcher Returns 钻石王牌之投手归来 The story of Sawamura, a relief pitcher in the major leagues, who returns to his youth to make up for past regrets, pursue his dreams, and reclaim his former glory. It’s a long story, so take your time... 0Votes223.5kRecs46.2kFans
- 26 My Cthulhu Game 我的克苏鲁游戏 Chen Qiang was reborn. He thought he would live a smooth life and rise to the top, but one day he suddenly discovered that in this world after his rebirth, the horrors of Cthulhu Mythos seemed to be real. Unspeakable threats came one after another... The Cthulhu game had begun in the real world. Chen Qiang: “What? I’m the last bastion of human sanity?” A tabletop role-playing game enthusiast who loves building settings fights his way through one crisis after another. This book is also known as: 0Votes49.7kRecs69.7kFans
- 27 My Director Era 我的导演时代 I'm a director, a director who makes great movies: Li Qian PS: A Chinese entertainment-industry novel with a single female lead. 0Votes206.8kRecs183.1kFans
- 28 Tokyo Police Files 东京警事 Police detective Lin Xiu died in the line of duty and transmigrated into the body of a Japanese police officer named Lin Xiuyi. Thus began his career enforcing the law in a foreign country. 0Votes414kRecs226.5kFans
- 29 The Daily Life of a Great Director 名监督的日常 Akina Nakamori, Rie Miyazawa, Hitomi Kuroki, Miho Nakayama... A film studies PhD transmigrates to 1990s Japan, where the economy is in freefall and beautiful women abound. He swears he’ll become a renowned director. P.S.: A note on terminology: In Japan, a kantoku is a chief director with considerably more authority than an ordinary director. The protagonist is cautious and scheming. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. VIP g 0Votes189.8kRecs154.7kFans
- 30 Bleach: Sky-Cleaving 死神之斩空 Xue Xin is reborn as the fifth child of the Feng family and the older brother of Feng Shaoling, Feng Shilang. When he learns that he is expected to take the place of his deceased fourth brother in the Punishment Force, he knows what the future holds and decisively chooses to back out. Come on, I’m going to die, aren’t I? The Punishment Force is too dangerous. There’s no way I’m joining. With Xue Xin refusing to budge, even at the cost of his life, he is cast out of the Feng family and leaves Sei 0Votes15.4kRecs35.2kFans
- 31 Northern Tang 北唐 A dark age where people devour one another. An unlucky transmigrator. A new era in human history. The tale of the Regent King of Beitang, a story of struggle, legends, and dreams at the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. 13Votes279kRecs85.6kFans
- 32 Hunting Hollywood 狩猎好莱坞 A director from the mainland, born many years in the future, accidentally returns to Hollywood in 1986. From then on, he begins his legendary journey toward gaining control of the world’s largest center of the film and television industry. 0Votes527.7kRecs139.3kFans
- 33 Tracing the Current of the Literary Era 溯流文艺时代 Yu Dong is reborn from 2019 into 1991, returning to the time just after graduation, when he was assigned to work as a counselor at Jinling Arts College. Starting out by writing novels, he takes things one step at a time, gradually building an empire in the entertainment industry. 0Votes108.1kRecs171.1kFans
- 34 I Draw Manga in Japan 我在东瀛画漫画 Reborn in a parallel Japan, he becomes a manga artist who has been blacklisted. Fortunately, this world’s anime and manga entertainment industry is very backward, and he has a System with him. To enjoy a happy life of collecting royalties and living off them, he has no choice but to start by drawing doujinshi. 0Votes76.4kRecs44.4kFans
- 35 The Former Wave 前浪 Peng Xiangming spent nine years bedridden, passing the time and what remained of his life by watching movies and listening to music. He never expected to wake up in a parallel world, back in his twenty-one-year-old body and enrolled in film school. At first, he planned to make a little money, then leave and enjoy life. But to his surprise, the works he had made on Earth, already considered outdated there, were wildly popular in this world! So he decided to go with the flow, taking one step at a 3Votes310.5kRecs243kFans
- 36 Shiranui Genma of Konoha 木叶的不知火玄间 He transmigrates into the Naruto world and becomes Genma Shiranui, still a student at the Ninja Academy: the examiner who chews on a “toothpick” during the Chunin Exams, and one of the Fourth Hokage's guards. For Genma Shiranui, the good news is that the Second Shinobi World War is over. The bad news is that the Third Shinobi World War is waiting for him in the not-so-distant future. So he has to become a competent ninja before the war breaks out... Of course, this is only the beginning. A world 0Votes63kRecs68.9kFans
- 37 EN Jade Palace Golden Seal 玉宸金章 Jade signifies harmony through the four seasons, with the unity of three as its meaning. Those three are Heaven, Earth, and humanity. Chen means the innermost chamber of a house. Later, it came to refer to an emperor’s residence, since emperors lived in the Northern Palace, where Heaven and Earth converge. This is the story of someone who transmigrates to the southern wilderness of the Shaman Xia Divine Dynasty, carrying the true meanings of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Powers and Seventy-Two 0Votes173.6kRecs156.2kFans
- 38 A Chinese Athlete 中国体育人 A university sports professor returns to the eighteenth year of the Republic of China. He has no power, money, or status. He can't invent, knows nothing about business, and isn't some elite soldier. All he has is sports knowledge that puts him ahead of his time. He takes to the competition field, wins Olympic gold, breaks world records, and brings honor to his country. In whatever way he can, he contributes to his nation and people! From the author of The Gauntlet, a completed million-subscriber 1Votes217kRecs121.9kFans
- 39 My Girlfriend Has a System 我家女友有系统 [Main Quest X1: ?V?u?x?{??I…] Looking at the state of the System golden finger he got after transmigrating, what could Su Hao do? Su Hao was in despair too! But what happened next left him dumbfounded. A famous actress suddenly confessed her feelings to him? Was this girl out of her mind? I don't even know her at all!!! Of course not! It was because she had obtained a subsidiary System of Su Hao's protagonist System, and was saddled with a main quest nobody could have imagined! Become Su Ha 0Votes69.9kRecs59.8kFans
- 40 Reborn in Tokyo's Bubble Era 重生东京泡沫时代 Reborn in Tokyo in 1986, Tao Zhiming rises with effortless flair during the bubble era. Starting in Tokyo, he becomes one of the most influential young men behind the dazzling spectacle of the age. Wealth and women; power and fame. Like a hunter from another dimension, Tao Zhiming sets his sights on prey that includes the hearts of people around the world, soon to be swept up in the information age. An urban business novel with no System. If it suits your taste, please click to add it to your co 5Votes161.5kRecs342.6kFans
- 41 Cloudtop Ranch 云巅牧场 Afternoon sunlight spills down as a gentle breeze stirs the air. The scent of lavender mingles with rising mist, and the delicate aroma of tea accompanies the fragrance of ink and books. A golden retriever playfully rolls around at my feet, while the cicadas chirp faintly in the distance. Time flows like a cool little stream, murmuring along. For once, I steal half a day of leisure, smiling as I watch the clouds drift by. 0Votes36.4kRecs48.3kFans
- 42 A Nineteenth-Century Guide to Medicine 十九世纪就医指南 “We live in an innovative city, an age filled with miracles, and the surgery this royal theater brings you is equally epoch-making. Ladies and gentlemen, appearing today is an outstanding young surgeon, a young man renowned for performing more than a thousand operations and repeatedly setting records in various fields, a true pioneer of medicine. Very well, without further praise, please allow me to introduce Professor Kavi Friedrich Heins to you without reservation!” This book is also known as 22Votes75.1kRecs143.8kFans
- 43 Voice Actor Training Master 声优养成大师 A fake otaku merges with himself from another worldline. This world has no Kugimiya, no Toyama, no Sakura... and he becomes a voice actor's agent at a talent agency on the verge of closing, with his voice actors down on their luck. Since he's transmigrated, he'll become a god in this new world! No Kugimiya? Then he'll create a Kugimiya. No Toyama? Then he'll create a Toyama. Love Live isn't just for the two-dimensional world: he'll hold an idol competition in the real world, too! No anime conven 2Votes259.1kRecs97.3kFans
- 44 Chinese Entertainment: Starting Out as a Male Model 华娱从男模开始 He wakes up in 2015 and enters the entertainment industry as a male model. Don’t tell me about powerful backgrounds, impressive connections, or how corrupt the unspoken rules are. Bai Liang, living a second life, says he’s never suffered much in either one. The worst thing he’s had to stomach is iced coffee, and the heaviest thing he’s ever carried is Valentino. Making it in the industry comes down to two words: Luck! He’s going to find out what this entertainment industry is really like. Some p 39Votes506.1kRecs717.4kFans
- 45 Once Again in 2010 再一次2010 After sixty years of peace, culture and entertainment flourished. The cultural industry reached an annual value of ten trillion, becoming one of the nation's pillar industries. Film box-office revenue reached one hundred billion, making it the world's second-largest market. Web dramas and online variety shows rose like comets, and the internet became an entirely new entertainment platform. This was an age of entertainment, a carnival of culture, this was… All right, I really cannot keep making 0Votes67.2kRecs87.7kFans
- 46 Back to 2006 返回2006 The story of a failed author who goes back to 2006. After that... he stops being a failure! But he still thinks writing novels is a dead end, and keeps wanting to try something else. Then he actually does... 0Votes312.8kRecs206.2kFans
- 47 The Iron Bones of the Ming Dynasty 大明铁骨 “Throughout the 315 years of the Ming Dynasty, we never sent princesses to marry foreign powers, paid indemnities, ceded territory, or paid tribute. The emperor guarded the nation's gates, and the ruler died for his country.” Unyielding and iron-willed, only the Ming! The cataclysm of 1644 brought the Central Plains to ruin; our great lands were stained by foreign filth; the sons of Han swore they would never be slaves! In the thirteenth year of the Yongli reign, Zheng Chenggong launched his nor 0Votes195.8kRecs147kFans
- 48 The Orthodox Demonic Sect of Shu Mountain 蜀山魔门正宗 Mount Shu is home to the orthodox Xuanmen sect, which reigns supreme. The protagonist cultivates the orthodox demonic path. 0Votes170.3kRecs91kFans
- 49 Chronicles of the Warring States' Lucky Star 战国福星大事记 A bowl of cold leftovers fried countless times has been put back on the stove by Old Bear. An ordinary Beijing high school student has arrived in Japan's Warring States period, maneuvering among such gaming celebrities as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and so on. It is certain that he will change this era, but how much will this era change him? Let us wait and see! 1Votes1.3MRecs52.8kFans
- 50 Ask the Sword 问剑 In the third year of Zaiqian in the Yu Kingdom, rain fell over Yizhou City. Li Ang awoke in a daze, having dreamed that a sword was hidden inside his head. 0Votes332.3kRecs751.8kFans
